A Bend in the River

by

V. S. Naipaul

Marchande Term Analysis

Marchande is the francophone word for “merchant” or “trader”
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Marchande Term Timeline in A Bend in the River

The timeline below shows where the term Marchande appears in A Bend in the River. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1 
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Salim’s first regular customer is an African trader, a marchande, named Zabeth who provides supplies for her local fishing community, a village almost 60 miles... (full context)